Chapter 540: It's Not What It Used To Be

In the early morning of the next day, many officials and generals who came to the Nanyagong Office were surprised to find that the Right Guard Yamen seemed to be a little different from before.

In the past, it was difficult to see people inside and outside the official office of the right guard. Occasionally, one or two lonely ghosts pass by, and they must have stayed up all night drunk and drunk. But today, there was a group of people busy at the gate of the right guard yamen very early. Zhonglang took Guo Beifeng and his entourage to paint the walls and clean up, and some people climbed onto the roof to pick up the tile beams and clean up the deposited plaster. The old door panels and plaques have been removed, and it seems that they are going to be replaced with new ones.

People took a closer look, and even the flag pole of the right guard yamen had been changed. In the past, the three-foot-high three-foot-high wooden pole flag with one pole and twelve guards was replaced by a large flagpole at least six feet high. At the top floated a brand-new Qilin Yellow Army Flag, which was also much larger than the average military flag.

The right guard has actually changed its face!

What's even more surprising is that the generals and entourages who are doing things are all energetic and energetic, and they are definitely not coping with errands or out of helplessness.

Some of the good deeds made an excuse to run to the yamen of the right guard to find out the rumors, and they saw something that surprised them even more. In the past, the officers and generals of the right guard, who were still drunk and asleep every day, today they are all dressed neatly and returned to their respective offices, and all of them are personally leading their personal entourage to clean up and sort out their housekeeping. In the past, all the government offices that were smoky and smelly, today the air is clean and spotless. Even if you deliberately widen your eyes to search, it will be difficult to find a dirty floor or a smelly garment.

In the past, the Right Guard Office, which was even dirtier and more chaotic than the lowest liquor store in the market, is today even cleaner and tidier than the big girl's boudoir!

What puzzled the officials and generals of Nanya the most was that the "walking dead" of the right guard all seemed to have returned to their souls and changed people today, and they no longer smelled of wine and sweat, and they no longer carried copper plates and dice in their hands. What's more, they were all in good spirits, as if they had all just become relatives and were about to enter the cave room.

The news quickly spread around, and everyone who heard it was surprised. This matter fell on Cheng Wuting's ears, and it just so happened that he didn't have to go to court today, he immediately single-handedly went to the right guard office, and he had to see it in person!

Coincidentally, Cheng Wuting's horse and Xue Shao's Weilong Baoju stopped at the gate of the right guard's yamen at the same time.

"Young Marshal Xue?!" Cheng Wuting saw Xue Shao wake up immediately, and immediately laughed out loud, "I see, I see!" ”

"Evil general, don't come unharmed!" Xue Shao jumped off the horse and greeted him with laughter.

"No wonder everyone says that the lost and depressed right guard came back overnight." Cheng Wuting sighed deeply with feelings, smiled and nodded, "It turns out that it is really the soul of the right guard, and he is back!" ”

"General Evil, think too highly of me." Xue Shao said with a smile, "The Second Sage gave me the position of General of the Right Guard, and the first thing I did at the beginning of my tenure was to let them clean the yamen and clean up the appearance. No way, I prefer to be clean! ”

"Haha, Young Marshal Xue doesn't have to be too humble!" Cheng Wuting laughed and said, "The floor of this bluestone slab may be cleaned, and the old and dirty plaques and door walls may be replaced, but the spirit of people cannot be pretended." Look at them one by one, they used to look like lonely ghosts who have lost their souls. Now, all of them are in high spirits and fighting spirits - these are the right-guard brothers I know! ”

"General Evil, don't stand here and talk, please come to my official office for tea." Xue Shao invited him into the yamen, and the two walked side by side, Xue Shao asked, "The imperial court has moved the capital to be rebuilt, and the tasks of the army are particularly heavy, so the evil general must be busy, right?" ”

"Busy, not busy. It's just a daily worry, ......" Cheng Wu was very speechless and stopped, shaking his head and sighing.

Xue Shao knew what he wanted to say, the emperor was in danger, and Datang could change the world at any time. Once a son of heaven and a courtier, who knows what the future will be? As the general of the Imperial Forest Army guarding the Middle Palace, the pressure in Cheng Wuting's heart must be quite great.

"Why should the evil general be worried?" Xue Shao quietly comforted, "We can do our part for the generals." ”

"That's true, but when people are in the game, they always can't help themselves! …… Forget it, don't talk about it! Cheng Wuting smiled bitterly and said, "It's more comfortable and free to lead troops outside." I really envy you now, as the general of the right guard, I inherited the Western Expeditionary Army left by Pei Gong. Why didn't I expect to rob this beauty difference in advance? ”

Xue Shao laughed, "General Evil, it's funny." The Yulin Army was independent of the Twelve Guards and was directly under the command of His Majesty, and the status of the Great General of the Yulin Wei far surpassed that of all the great generals of the Twelve Guards of the Southern Ya. It should be, everyone in our Nanya is envious of you as a bad general! ”

"What is there to envy? I must have been bitter! Cheng Wuting shook his head again and again with a wry smile, and whispered, "I really want to leave Beiya, I really don't want to stay one more day!" - Why don't you do this, isn't there only one general in your right guard now, Li Duozuo, and your general still lacks a deputy? How about I? ”

Xue Shao was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "General Evil, you're making a big joke!" ‘

"I'm not kidding!" Cheng Wuting said with a straight look, "As long as you are willing to accept it, I will find a way!" ”

"Or don't." Xue Shao smiled and said, "Even if my small temple is cheeky enough to dare to accept your big Buddha, the people above will not agree." ”

"Hey......" Cheng Wuting also knew that this would be the case, so he sighed helplessly and shook his head.

Xue Shao smiled slightly, and persuaded in a low voice: "General Evil, in this extraordinary period of national disaster, the country is just employing people. The second saint respects and trusts you so much, you should be patient and be your general Yulinwei! ”

"The second saint is indeed as kind to me as a mountain, and Cheng has no way to repay it." Cheng replied, "Actually, what I'm worried about is not the risk. People like us have long put life and death aside, and the only thing I'm worried about is ...... I'm afraid I'll live up! ”

Xue Shao frowned, thinking to himself, Emperor Li Zhi, a general of Yulinwei who was so important to Cheng Wuting, must also have the wish of "entrusting orphans". But Cheng Wuting was promoted by the queen of heaven, so he sat in today's position from a side general. Moreover, he and Pei Yan are still in-laws. Once the emperor died and the crown prince succeeded to the throne, Cheng Wuting was sandwiched between the prince of Gutuo, the queen of heaven and Pei Yan, and it was really difficult to be a person.

Xue Shao was a little sympathetic to Cheng Wuting. Although he will also face similar embarrassment, he is in the field army of the Nanya Belt after all, and there is still a little distance from the middle palace and the core of the court. Cheng Wuting led Yu Linwei to directly protect the Middle Palace, and his situation was far more sensitive and difficult than his own.

"Young Marshal Xue, Cheng has a reluctant request, I don't know if to say it or not?" Cheng Wuting rarely asks for help, and his expression is a little unnatural when he talks about this.

Xue Shao smiled: "Why should you be polite between you and me? Say, General Evil. ”

Cheng Wuting smiled bitterly twice with a little embarrassment, and said: "Actually, I have always wanted the dog Cheng Qizhi to leave the Yulin Army, but I have no proper place to settle down. Now that Young Marshal Xue is the general of the right guard, with 200,000 field divisions under his command, it will not be too difficult to place the dogs in. I don't know if Young Marshal Xue can fulfill one or two? ”

Xue Shao blinked his eyes and thought in his heart, it seemed that Cheng Wuting was worried that the Yulin Army would be involved in the "coup" in the future, and then their father and son would be implicated together. It was indeed a wise decision to choose his son out of the Yulin Army in advance. Although I have to take a little risk to receive Cheng Qizhi's right guard, if I don't help at all, it will be too merciful and unkind!

"General Evil, Ling Lang and I used to be brothers in the same league. It is my duty to do such a small thing. Xue Shao said, "But after all, I have just taken up the right guard, and I don't know much about the vacancies under my command." And the right to appoint the officers and generals of the right guard is not in my hands. These things have to be taken care of by General Evil Lai himself! ”

"As long as you nod your head, of course I'll do the rest myself!" Cheng Wu was very happy.

"Me, absolutely no problem!" Xue Shao smiled, "I'm afraid that Ling Lang will feel aggrieved when he comes to the right guard." After all, I used to be his junior. When I first joined Zuo Fengchenwei, he was already one of the Four Imperial Swords! ”

"Hi!! Cheng Wuting stroked his palms and laughed, "If the dog has half of your talent and ability, then he won't have to run to my hands to eat!" -- In the future, let the dog saddle up and back to serve you, and make you a student! ”

"No, no, no, that's not going to work!"

"Okay, yes, absolutely!"

The two argued for a while in laughter, and Cheng Wuting didn't stay long and left quickly.

Wu Ming stepped forward and said to Xue Shao: "General Evil is thick and fine, and his wishful thinking is good. He placed his son under Gongzi, which was tantamount to leaving a way out for the Cheng family, and he also wanted to ask Gongzi to be his foreign aid. ”

Xue Shao smiled and was noncommittal. Friendship in officialdom, who doesn't come for profit? Cheng Wuting's motives and behaviors are normal.

"It's just that Cheng Qizhi is Pei Yan's son-in-law after all. This is like two armies fighting, and Cheng Qizhi is about to defect before the battle. Wu Ming shook his head, "It's really hard to say such things!" ”

Xue Shao said with a smile: "People who defect are not afraid, am I still afraid of picking up a big bargain for nothing?" ”

"Childe, it makes sense!" Wu Ming also smiled, "There are thousands of lonely stones, and they have their own plants and trees to attach to." Now even Cheng Wuting, who is evil, wants to touch a little of the light of the son! - Childe, you are not what you used to be! ”